Eventual coronavirus vaccine should belong to everyone, pope says October 7, 2020By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Vatican, World News An eventual vaccine for COVID-19 would belong to the world and should not be hoarded greedily by countries hosting the lab or labs that develop it, Pope Francis said.
Georgetown panelist: Encyclical offers ‘alternative way of looking at life’ October 6, 2020By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Fratelli Tutti, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis wants Catholics to determine “where our real loyalty is, where our commitment is, where we are in relation to the throwaway people,” said Franciscan Sister Nancy Schreck
Catholic activists applaud encyclical’s stance against death penalty October 6, 2020By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Fratelli Tutti, News, Respect Life, Social Justice, Vatican, World News Pope Francis tackled several issues in his new encyclical, but the section devoted to ending capital punishment was particularly cheered by U.S. Catholics who oppose the death penalty.
Pope calls for politics to rediscover its vocation to work for common good October 5, 2020By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Fratelli Tutti, News, Vatican, World News People who think politics is sinking to new lows may find comfort in knowing Pope Francis also is concerned about the debasement of what church teaching has described as a “lofty vocation.”
Belief in God as creator of all has practical consequences, pope says in new encyclical October 4, 2020By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Fratelli Tutti, News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News Professing faith in God as the creator of all human beings, or even simply recognizing that all people possess an inherent dignity, has concrete consequences for how people should treat one another and make decisions in politics, economics and social life, Pope Francis wrote.
Pope tells new Swiss Guards that Christ stands beside them at all times October 2, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Meeting new recruits to the Swiss Guard, Pope Francis assured them that God always stands by their side, offering them comfort and consolation.
Tomb of young Italian tech whiz opened for veneration October 1, 2020By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The tomb of Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old Italian teenager who used his computer programming skills to spread devotion to the Eucharist, was opened for veneration before his beatification in Assisi.
China at center of meeting between Pompeo, top Vatican officials October 1, 2020By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, Vatican, World News After two weeks of communicating through the media, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin spoke face-to-face about China, the topic of a major difference of opinion.
Pope releases apostolic letter on Sacred Scripture September 30, 2020By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Bible, Feature, News, Vatican, World News In an apostolic letter dedicated to Sacred Scripture, Pope Francis said that even today, Christians can learn new things from the countless translations of the Bible that exist.
Learning about Pope John Paul I’s life will help dispel myths, niece says September 29, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Conspiracy theories and dark intrigue about Pope John Paul I’s untimely death just one month after his election should be set aside and his life and legacy made more widely known, said his niece.
Pope to U.N.: Respect for each human life is essential for peace, equality September 25, 2020By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis asked members of the United Nations how they think they can respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and build a more peaceful, more just world when many of their countries spend billions on military weapons and when their treatment of the unborn, of refugees and of women shows so little respect for human life.
Cardinal Becciu resigns as prefect, renounces rights as cardinal September 25, 2020By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News In a move apparently related to Vatican financial scandals, Pope Francis accepted Cardinal Angelo Becciu’s resignation as prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes and his renunciation of the rights associated with being a cardinal, the Vatican announced late Sept. 24.
